On Thursday, June 26, Kenyan newspapers reported chaos across the country with protesters and police facing the 2024th anniversary The procession led by General Z, highlighting new public anger, severe violence and increasing tensions in several cities and cities.
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1. Daily Nation
According to a daily newspaper, what was intended to be a reminder of peace for the victims of the Gen Z 2024 protest turned into a riot in Kimathi Nairobi Street as police dismissed depressed families by using tear gas.
Families of people killed during last year’s protest against the government were gathered to respect their loved ones by placing flowers and praying in key protests, starting with Moi Avenue where the first victim, Rex Masai, was shot.
But before they went on, the police threw tears into the crowd, and forced mourners, many of them mothers carrying pictures of their children, rushing for safety.
Some found temporary residence at the Nation Center, while others gathered again at the Java restaurant.
Jacinta Ochieng, his mother Kennedy Odhiambo, said they had come to mourn, not to march.
“I brought my son a flower of roses, and the police replied with tear gas,” He said.
Former Chief Justice David Maraga was seen leading the fearful mothers to a place of security as tears erupted behind them.
“This is a contempt for personality. Instead of giving a response, the government gives more violence,” He said.
Gillian Munyao, his mother Rex Masai, and Carolyne Mutisya, whose son Erickson was shot out of Parliament, all of the police response.
Human rights activists and supporters also joined the family, many wearing ‘justice for the fallen’. Some fell coughing, while others were crying out of sadness and trauma.
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka joined the family in the Holy Family Basilica and later put flowers near Parliament, which had strong protection.
2. The Standard
The post reported that retired Chief Justice David Maraga is constantly returning to public life, attracting national feelings due to his involvement in important civilian issues and strong cooperation with Kenyan youth.
On June 25, 2025, he joined the protesters to celebrate the first year of the 2024 police killing outside Parliament, where he stood in solidarity with Gen Z protesters demanding justice.
Maraga has been talking more about issues ranging from politics and constitutional adherence to health, social rights and corruption.
Through city hall meetings and public forums, he has built a growing support, especially among young people.
Since then he has increased his cooperation with the public, especially the youth, organizing a conference in the city Nakuru And elsewhere he reflects his inheritance as the Chief Justice and expresses his Kenyan vision of the most ethical and integrated.
His attitude has gained congratulations on his emphasis on principles and integrity different from the constant pronunciation of divisions in Kenya’s political sphere.
3. Nation today
According to the Swahili newspaper, the country’s protests turned out to be worse with police responding to overcrowding, just during the 2024 protest.
Tear bombs, light water, and even firearms were used to disperse the protesters by three o’clock at night, two people were dead: one in Matuu, Machakos County, and the other EldoretUasin Gishu County, both due to gunshot wounds.
Security analysts have told the newspaper that the heavy tactics exacerbated tensions and encouraged the protesters.
Experts blamed the government for not collecting intelligence information, coordinating properly, or preparing for an emergency.
Security expert George Musamali criticized the authorities for undermining the protest movement, saying it revealed the complete collapse of Kenyan intelligence systems.
Cosmas Mutava, chairman of the private security sector, supported this view, noting that the ability of young people to gather through social networks while avoiding the discovery was caught by security forces. He emphasized the need for a new, technological approach to public safety.
The use of hot bullets was widely cursed. Human rights organizations wrote incidents of mandatory people, arbitrary arrests, and torture. Many victims were denied legal representation and communicated with their families.
Musamali said that sending direct circles against unarmed civilians is illegal and illegal.
Mutava warned that continuing repression threatens to undermine the rule of law.
4. The Star
The newspaper reported that Kenyans would soon find the convenience of remembering MPs, senators, and members of the county parliament who performed poorly, following a new legal impulses in the Senate.
The Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, headed by Senator of Bomet Hillary Sigei, has launched the process of developing new laws and policies that will facilitate the process of removing elected and proposed MPs.
In a report presented before the Senate, the committee called on the Attorney General’s Office to lead the formation of policy structure in cooperation with key institutions, including the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Kenya Law Reform Commission, and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties.
The proposed amendment will amend the electoral law and the law of county governments to include more clear and more accessible procedures for removing MPs and MCAs.
The system will also ensure public involvement and to directly elected officials and special elected ones.
The committee has given six months to the relevant dollar agencies to submit a draft policy and a bill to parliament.
Whether the policy is ready or not, a legal proposal must be submitted to parliament before 26 February 2026.
The move was fueled by a request submitted by Nairobi activist Laban Omusundi, who called on MPs to initiate the process of reinstating the nominated MCAS.
Although section 104 of the Constitution already allows voters to call elected representatives, critics say the current provisions of the law under the electoral law and county governments are difficult, thus making it difficult for citizens to exercise this right.
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